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Mar
17
2006

HOWTO decode the sticker-numbers on fruit

[T]he sticker labels on fruit: The numbers tell you how the fruit was grown. Conventionally grown fruit has four digits; organically grown fruit has five and starts with a nine; genetically engineered has five numbers and starts with an eight.”

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Mar
17
2006

See what happens when you drink 2 year old beer

Click here to see what happens when you drink two year old beer (although it is in a can so I wouldn’t even bother drinking it if it was new..)

Mar
17
2006

Cat Gives Birth To Mouse-Like Kitten?

A cat in Tunisia has given birth to something strange.

According to the owner of the cat, the litter included 5 regular kittens, and one that more resembles a mouse.

The owner says the nose, mouth and ears look like that of a mouse, but the rest of the body is that of a cat.

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Mar
17
2006

IBM drops Windows

Microsoft is about to lose another important client of its Windows operating system, an announcement made by an IBM representative at the Linux Forum 2006 said.

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Mar
17
2006

Man sues himself for vehicle damage

LODI, Calif. - When a dump truck backed into Curtis Gokey’s car, he decided to sue the city for damages. Only thing is, he was the one driving the dump truck.

But that minor detail didn’t stop Gokey, a Lodi city employee, from filing a $3,600 claim for the December accident, even after admitting the crash was his fault.

After the city denied that claim because Gokey was, in essence, suing himself, he and his wife, Rhonda, decided to file a new claim under her name.

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Mar
14
2006

Too close to home…

A 25-year-old teacher from Beenleigh in south-east Queensland will face court today, charged with sexually assaulting one of her female students.

The woman has been charged with 93 counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16.

The alleged offences took place over a two-year period and involved a student who is now 16 years old.

The female teacher was remanded in custody and will appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.
Source: abc.net.au

Update: This lady has been charged with 92counts of indecent treatment, and release on bail to return on June 5th.
Source: news.com.au

Mar
14
2006

Top 10 Geek Watches

These watches are awesome :D Click here to check them out.

Mar
13
2006

Spiders on Drugs

Have you ever wondered what happends to a spider when they are drugged? Ever lost sleep thinking what kind of web a spider on speed would create? I have the answers!!

http://www.trinity.edu./jdunn/spiderdrugs.htm